Mental Health CPT Codes for 2024 + Modifiers

Stay updated on the CPT codes and modifiers each year to maximize your medical collections. If your mental health codes are incorrect, claims may be delayed or denied in the process.

Mental Health CPT Codes for 2024

These are the 2024 CPT codes for mental health practices:

Diagnostics

Here are the 2024 mental health diagnostic CPT codes:

• 90791 – psychiatric diagnostic evaluation without medical services
• 90792 – psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services

Therapy

Here are the 2024 mental health CPT codes specific to therapy, with a + indicating an add-on code:

• 90832 – psychotherapy, 30 minutes
• +90833 – E/M code for 30 minutes of psychiatry; used with 90832
• 90834 – psychotherapy, 45 minutes
• +90836 – E/M code for 45 minutes of psychiatry; used with 90834
• 90837 – psychotherapy, 60 minutes
• +90838 – E/M code for 60 minutes of psychotherapy; used with 90837
• 90846 – family or couples psychotherapy, without patient present
• 90847 – family or couples psychotherapy, with patient present
• 90853 – group psychotherapy, not family

Crisis

Here are the 2024 mental health CPT codes specific to crises, with a + indicating an add-on code:

• 90839 – psychotherapy for crisis, 60 minutes
• +90840 – add-on code for an additional 30 minutes; used with 90839

Other

Here are other 2024 mental health CPT codes:

• 90865 – narcosynthesis
• 90867 – therapeutic transcranial magnetic stimulation, initial
• 90868 – therapeutic transcranial magnetic stimulation, subsequent
• 90870 – electroconvulsive therapy
• 90880 – hynotherapy
• 90882 – environmental manupulation
• 90885 – psychiatric evaluation of records
• 90887 – explanation to family
• 90889 – preparation of psychiatric report
• 90889 – unlisted psychiatric service or procedure
• 90901 – biofeedback training by any modality
• 90911 – EMG/manometry/biofeedback training
• 99201 – new patient office visit, 10 minutes
• 99202 – new patient office visit, 20 minutes
• 99203 – new patient office visit, 30 minutes
• 99204 – new patient office visit, 45 minutes
• 99205 – new patient office visit, 60 minutes
• 99211 – established patients, 5 minutes
• 99212 – established patients, 10 minutes
• 99213 – established patients, 15 minutes
• 99214 – established patients, 25 minutes
• 99215 – established patients, 40 minutes
• 99443 – telephone therapy, limit 3 hours

Mental Health Modifiers

Using modifiers makes CPT codes more accurate so collections from claims are able to increase.

• 95 – synchronous telehealth services
• GT – Medicare synchronous telehealth services
• AJ – licensed clinical social worker
• HJ – employee assistance program visits
• HE – mental health program
• HP – psychologist or doctorate level
• HN – bachelors degree level
• 310 – not vaccinated against COVID-19
• 311 – partly vaccinated against COVID-19
• 39 – indicates any other under-immunized status

For informational purposes only.